Indonesia Is Not Just Bali

Well guys, it's sad for me to know that worlwide only know about Bali and don't about Indonesia.
I will tell you about Bali that basicly is one of islad in Indonesia.
Indonesia has two seasons, rainy and dry season. Rainy start about end September until around May.
Indonesia is still bit traditional, yes Indonesia is. So guys, just respect all the rules people here.

These are some rules you should follow.

- Respect local and rules

- Dont drive if u dont have lisence and skill for motorbike

- Bring enough even extra money to quarantee while u here and doesnt need to be a begger or street musician on the street

- Dont work/job even freelance with tourist visa

- Dont walking alone expecially at the night on the beach

- Better have a local friend/people to bring u around and take care of u during vacation

Indonesia is not just BALI. This island is just one famous from 17.000thousands island Indonesia had.

Java island is beautiful island too. You could find anything there. Like rivers, mountain, sand, beach.

Java have the famous BlueFire in Banyuwangi city, Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, The Biggest Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, the great beaches, shopping, etc .. 

The majority of Java and Indonesia is Moeslim but not for Bali. The majority is Hindu and the culture so different with Hindu that you can see in India. 

Beautiful Beaches, Hindu Temples, Waterfalls, Rice Fields, the village and the people and the culture so amazing. 

A great waterfalls we can explore to the north, and some is in Giayar, near Ubud. About 20waterfalls and more we have here.

Dont come on Nyepi Day / Silent Day 2days before and after because this island is going to dissapear from the satelite. LOL

We have 1day/24hours live with no electricity, no internet, no fire, no actifities or work or school, no noisy even harbour, airport, bus station are closed!

Bali is unique. You will get Bali Blue after vacation, but all of entire Indonesia are awesome.
You welcoming here nicely!

#EnjoyIndonesia
#VisitIndonesia!

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Culture Festival's Calendar All Over Indonesia, Prepare Your Visit Time To Indonesia

Indonesia has vast areas, and each area that still has a culture that in cherish.
Every tribes has each celebrations and special day.
So the Culture Festival become magnet to citizen to see the show.
This time, I will give you list about great festivals you should see. Prepare your visit time guys!

1. January
Fest in Fest, DKI Jakarta
Festival Indonesia Festival is a regular meeting of the organizers of the Festival in early January. A forum to share your experiences and build cooperation among workers of art and organizer of the festival, as well as used for the launch of a joint calendar of events throughout the year. Exhibitions, performances, seminars, documentary footage, bazar, antarpihak, culinary degree as well as a Carnival in car free day. The Festival was held in Gedung Sapta Pesona INDONESIA Tourism Ministry, beginning of historic places for the meeting of the founders of the nation, when it initiated the idea of nationality in the 1920s.

Other Festival:


2. February
Festival Bau Nyale Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara
The celebration Bau Nyale is a Core Event of cultural activities on the coast of the island of Lombok in the Kuta Beach, Seger and Aan in central Lombok. Bau Nyale is a natural occurrence that is enshrined in legend the Princess Mandalika who became wife of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom.

Bau Nyale Mandalika



Other Festival:

Festival Penyengat Island, Riau Islands.


3. March
Cap Go Meh
The event is held regularly every year, precisely the 15 (fifteen) after the lunar new year celebrations. Hundreds of tatung/loya do parade marched around the city with extreme attractions along with a bunch of drum beater to ward off evil spirits. Cap Go Meh Festival annually in Singkawang, West Kalimantan.

Cap Go Meh

Other Festival:
Festival Komodo, Nusa Tenggara
Pekan Raya Sumatera, North Sumatera

4. April 
Festival Tambora, Nusa Tenggara
Entitled Tambora Greet the world, held first in the year 2015, to commemorate 200 years the explosion of Mount Tambora 1815. The eruption of Tambora's influence the Earth's climate and changed the course of civilization. A Year Without Summer, Frankenstein, Dracula and Napoleon is a word often associated with the mountain. Dihelatkan Festival in Sabana Admin Canga and accompanied by extreme marathon race to be a sacred culture.

Tambora Fest

Other Festival:
Bali Spirit Festival
Jakarta Fashion Food Festival

5. Mei
Festval Teluk Jailolo, Celebes
This Festival puts natural beauty, a wide range of culinary West Halmahera, the potential under the sea, customs and Cultural Diversity. And consist of several series, i.e., Sigofi Ngolo, Sasadu Orom, Art Performances, Culinary Degree West Halmahera Specialities and exhibitions.

Jailolo Festival

Other Festival:
Aceh Culinary Festival, Aceh, Sumatera
Asia Africa Carnaval, Bandung, West Java

6. Juni
Yadnya Kasada
Yadnya Kasada and Bromo Exotica is the ceremony of the tenggerese tenth custom calendar each month, held on the slopes and crater of Mount Bromo.

Yadnya Kasada

Other Festival:
Festival Budaya Asmat, Papua

7. July
Aceh International Rapa'i Festival
The International Festival Rapa'i Aceh is an international Percussion Music Event. This event as one of the steps the Government of Aceh and commitment in preserving the Art of continuous Tradition as a Cultural Identity.

Rapa'i Festival

Other Festival:
Cheng Ho Festival, Semarang, Central Java

8. August 
Dieng Culture Festival 
This is the best in my opinion.
Dieng Culture Festival is an annual event of the typical Dieng plateau which displays a variety of Arts and culture to the core event cutting dreads kids Dieng, the uniqueness of this ritual is carried out at the request of hair cuts child and must meet the demand of the child to be diruwat, an event that always draws thousands of visitors was also jazzed up with jazz event on the cloud, party lanterns and Fireworks, a film festival, and others.

Dieng Culture Festival

Other Festival:
International Angklung Festival, Kuningan, West Java
Jember Fashion Carnival, Central Java

9. September
Phinisi Festival
This Festival showcases all the great diversity of expertise, manufacturing process until the launch of Pinisi with all the accompanying ceremonies. Presented also the scent of culinary, handicraft exhibition to art shows with background frame of a ship that is being created. Cannot be overlooked is the Carnival ships and boats that accompanied by the strains of harps.

Phinisi Festival

Other Festival:
Tour de Singkarak, Sumatera

10. Oktober
Pesona Raja Ampat Festival, Papua
Nautical maritime-based Festival and cultural diversity is becoming a vehicle preservation of cultural arts society and the preservation of the iconic nature of the four Kings. There are some exciting events held centred on the coast of WTC (Waisai Torang love).
You can join the thousands of local residents to enjoy the many exciting attractions in the form of various race, art performances and dance, exhibitions, as well as entertainment people. A number of supporting activities are also held as the race Underwater photos, Beach Clan, Scuba Diving, Nautical Race, Culinary Arts, Crafts people, Nature, tourism packages and photo Journalistic Competition.

Raja Ampat Festival

Other Festival:

Festival Kerinci, Jambi

Kustomfest, Yogyakarta

11. November
Wakatobi Wonerfull Festival, Celebes
The Festival will be presenting a variety of cultural attractions of nautical from islands around Kaledupa, Wakatobi i.e. Wanci, Tomia and Binongko.

Wakatobi Fest

Other Festival:
Pesta Rakyat Banda, Maluku
Jogja International Heritage Walk, Jogjakarta

12. December
Toba Lake Festival, Sumatera
Lake Toba Festival is a cultural event, tourism and sports. This event was the forerunner to Lake Toba and the Party began in the 1980 's and turned into Lake Toba Festival in 2011. Since the Lake Toba Festival became the location of the execution of the event is done alternately in sekawasan Lake Toba.

Toba Fest

Other Festival:
Festival Nusa Penida, Bali

That's all my review for you guys, still there is so much other festival you can enjoy, but I din't write it all.
Prepare your calendar and visit time.
Visit Indonesia! Enjoy Indonesia!

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Facebook Group in Every Region, In Indonesia That Could Help You If Something Urgent Happen.

Sometimes, using the easy way to get help or answers of the questions about traveling in Indonesia, is just simple, like by making a post on facebook group and allow the members to provide answers, opinions, advices or, depending on what your question.
In this travel matter, I will give you review about facebook group that growing bigger now and could help in urgent or not urgent.
The group I share not specially travel group. Most of it is just region group, but just like become the official group in each region.
Let's start!

1. Backpacker Indonesia
Search on facebook search Backpacker Indonesia, you will find the big group who talk all about travel. You can ask anything there. Generally, the member will quick answer if you are foreign 😀

2. Backpacker Nusantara
Nusantara is another name of Indonesia, we still call our country with Nusantara, it feels like has a deep mean if we call Nusantara.
Just like Backpacker Indonesia,  Backpacker Nusantara is a bunch of people who crazy about travel.
Make a post to ask something or look for travelmate or open trips, you will get the respons quickly.

3. Komunitas Pendaki Gunung Indonesia (KPGI)
This is special for you who love climb mountain or mountaineering.
When you visit this group, you will read aaaaall post about mountain. The guide, tips, open trips, look for friend who climb to this mountain or that mountain, everybody talk about mountain.
You can find much information here.

4. Mbojo Backpacker
This Group from Lombok region. All about Lombok discussing here.

5. Info Cegatan Jogja
If you plan to travel to Jogjakarta/Yogyakarta, you could visit this group. This group is actually for share information about accident and police raids in the highway. But now, this group grow become place to ask about travel in Jogja, accomodation in Jogja, guide in Jogja, etc 😅

6. Backpacker Indonesia Regional Bali
This is Bali's special, you can ask information or look for acomodations here.
Or travelmate who can take your picture 😆

7. Couchsurfing Indonesia
Although the member of couchsurfing in Indonesia is not very active, but they still exist.
Just try make a post for look for the host, maybe you're lucky and find one.

8. Travel Agent Indonesia
If you want a simple and comfort travel, you can use travel agent to handle all the needs while traveling. Just look for the travel agent at this group, type the destination, how long do you plan to stay, or budget 😆, they will respons, and you choose.

Well guys just 8 groups I share for now. I will add it when I found new one.
Don't worry to post anything, the member of the group will respons warmly for sure.
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Baduy, The Tribes of Inland from Indonesia That Can Be Visited Only 4 Hour From Jakarta

Of many tribes of the hinterland in indonesia, BADUY is one of tribes that becomes favorite to travelers tobe visited within the local tourist or abroad.

Baduy has the unique life style. Divided into two tribes, Baduy luar (outer) and Baduy Dalam (Deep of Baduy tribes)

Baduy are classified into inner and outer Baduy because fundamental differences regarding the level of customs that enforced them. Up to this point Baduy community still holds a strong concept of pikukuh (his most important contents of the customs rules regarding life) absolutely in their everyday so many restrictions that are still very strict enforced. 

This contrasts with the outside Baduy community way of life that is already contaminated a little outline of modern culture.

Judging from the number of its inhabitants, the community outer baduy or urang penamping have a large group amounts to thousands of people who occupy a dozens of hometown in northern areas such as Kanekes Kaduketuk, Cikaju, Gajeboh, Kadukolot, Cisagu, etc.

The difference of inner and outer Baduy

Get to know the inner and outer Baduy can see from a fairly perceptible difference, especially regarding the restrictions that adhered to the people. Judging from the appearance, outside Baduy community use the versatile black or navy clothing to declare that they are no longer sacred. While the inner Baduy society in relative wear white-dominated, though sometimes added a black headband.

The outside baduy community also recognizes the technology in the form of electronic tools, although according to their prevailing custom of abstinence is simply not to use it, and even rejected the use of electricity.

Until now, the community is not applied to use any transportation and within walking distance to travel, they also chose not to use the footwear, not traveling more than 7 days to an outer Baduy, build needs such as home, bridges, etc., with the help of nature, making use of nature, and nature, as well as meet the needs of clothing, food, themselves by weaving or farm.
Therefore, to know the inner and outer Baduy instead of simply giving vital insights about living a pure culture in the archipelago, but also teaches the meaning of life a matter of harmony of life through cultural values that are applied by the the people.

So guys, although Baduy still forbiden for foreign, Indonesia still beauty as always.
Visit Indonesia! Enjoy Indonesia!

People Of Baduy

Source from https://wisatabanten.com/suku-baduy-dalam-dan-luar/

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5 Great Mountain You Could Climb While In Indonesia

There are at least three reasons why someone would want to climb the mountain.
First, because they wanted a challenge. Almost all mountain in Indonesia have challenging terrainand it takes good skill to captive.
Second, because they want to enjoy the bauty of nature. Indonesia has a mountain climb path with panaromic view that too beauty to be missed.
And last, mountain climbing will train cooperation skill. how we can do anything in teamwork and learn to respect other and respect natur.

Well, from all of those reasons, I will give you a review about mountain you coulnd climb while visiting Indonesia.

1. Mount Semeru (East Java)

Mt. Semeru is always flooded with hundreds of climbers each day. However, mountain manager usually limit 500 climber to avoid axcess crowd and also to minimize the damage.
In Indonesia, mount semeru always become favourit. The beauty of Ranu Kumbolo, Tanjakan Cinta,Oro-OroOmbo, makes many people willingly tostruggled to conquer the mountain that have 2.400 mdpl high.

 Ranu Kumbolo Camp

Oro-Oro Ombo

2. Mount Rinjani, Lombok
Lombok is not only has beauty of the beach and the Islnd of Gili Trawangan.
Outdoor activity hopping. Lombok keep stunning great mountain call Rinjani. But carefull guys, the terrain really need greta hike skill. But it will be woth with what you get at top, and also in the midway.

 Top of Rinjani

 The terrain

Sembalun Camp Area

3. Mount Gede And Pangrango (West Java)

For the people of West Java, two mountains that are located inside the National Park of Mount Gede Pangrango is the best climbing spots.

There, You will not only feel the fun of hiking paths only. Much more, You will meet with the square of the Suryakencana, Flowers edelweis valley.

The climbers usually makes this region as the location of camp before continuing the journey to the top. At night or early in the day, climbers can see the beauty of the immortal flower, although it should not be quoted in order to keep the ecosystem from damage. 

 Path Track

 Alun-Alun SuryaKencana

4. Mount Prau (Central Java)

Dieng, not only have a crater that could move from one place to another. For novice climbers who are hungry for a challenge, this region has mount Prau that soooo suitable for camp.

Access to the Mount Prau is fairly easy. 

Arriving at the top, You will see the grassland and also views of Mount Sindoro and Sumbing which looks magnificent from a distance.

 Prau's Daisy

 Top of Paru and Camp Area

5. Mount Papandayan (West Java)

Mount Papandayan in West Java which is located is also the best location for climbing. Along the way, You will not only find green pastures that are still natural only. In the area of this mountain, there are some of them famous like Crater Mas, the new Crater, Crater and Villages.

Furthermore, it also has a mountain pasture flower edelweis. You can see this timeless flower blooming in the middle of the cold mount Papandayan a challenge to be conquered.

Thats all the review about great mountain you should climb if you are climber when you travel in Indonesia. 

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